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this is weird, never seen an official Communication like this. I wonder what they mean by "irreparable harm to the athletes"??

FullSend wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 7:55 pm I swear Fats put USA LW2x at 3rd just to get a rise out of Wolf

Even though I'm not writing the previews I can't resist throwing some medal predictions out there: M1X GER NZL NED M2X NED NZL FRA M2- GBR SUI AUS M4- GBR NZL USA M4X NED ITA GBR M8 GBR NED AUS W1X NED AUS NZL W2X NOR USA NZL W2- NED GRE USA W4- GBR USA NED W4X GBR CHN NED W8 USA GBR CAN LM2X IRL SU...

Entries released. No Croatia in the M2- which is a bit of a surprise. https://d3fpn4c9813ycf.cloudfront.net/pdfDocuments/WCp2_2024_1/WCp2_2024_1_ROW-------------------------------_C32BX4035.PDF BTW: I’m not writing the previews for this World Cup, having just done the FOQR I need a break, but one of...

My previews are starting to appear here
https://juniorrowingnews.com/the-road-t ... wing-2024/

Having had a quick glance through the entries, the toughest event looks to be the LW2X with the gold and silver medallists from Tokyo both racing (Italy and France), along with the European silver medallists (Greece) plus decent Swiss and Aussie doubles.

Now Fats can come in and I can feel wildly uninformed :wink: Ha! I will be writing a preview for Junior Rowing News so wait and see! Every event is going to be pretty brutal, and the M8 will be a real bunfight, the Italians have shown good speed this season and then it’ll come down to Canada or the...

Stepping down as Chief Exec a matter of weeks before the biggest event in the rowing calendar is weird, and will be a distraction to the team, whether they admit it or not. Why go now, why not wait until after Paris….it smells fishy to me.

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crewu wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 5:28 pm Just before the Olympics?

Awkward.

“Right one [decision] at the right time”
Yep, 2 months out from the Olympics is most definitely the “right” time to quit

https://rowingcanada.org/rca-leadership-update/ CEO Terry Dillon Departs Rowing Canada Aviron Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) announces the resignation of Terry Dillon from his position as Chief Executive Officer. Terry led the organization, contributing to the betterment of rowing in Canada, for the pas...

Very interesting reading an interview with Ireland’s Paul O’Donovan who has confirmed that he’s carrying on after Paris and will switch to heavyweight

I love how the French refer to their silver medalists as “vice-champions” I kinda like it

lt.wolf wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 11:32 am Ollie walked away from the Greek sculler in a strong headwind and some bounce as the wind shifted.

Can’t really see anyone getting close to him in Paris

frontsplash wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 9:02 am Lane 1 appeared heavily favored in the racing today.

The "Fairness Commission" were in action today. Just goes to show you have to perform at every stage throughout the regatta in case the conditions get tricky.

Fascinating looking at the race data for the GB M4- They just set a speed and stay there for 2K. Their splits were:
1:34.2
1:34.1
1:34.9
1:34.3

don't think any other crew has that level of consistency